Public Perception Quotes

“There's a part of me that wishes I'd never said one single witty thing.”

“When I appear in public people expect me to be horrid.”

“I was loved for a minute. Then I was hated. Then I was just a punchline.”

“This is what people don't understand. They would love for me to be a bad person.”

“It's a pity that the public will not accept actors and actresses as people.”

“If people want to think I get drunk and fall out of bed, I'm willing to let them.”

“People will think what they think, and it's not my job to go out there and try to change their minds.”

“The public wants a star to be a star. They want you to be larger than life.”

“I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am. What you see is what you get.”

“I don't think of myself as a sex symbol. It's the public who decides.”

“The public forgives anything of a lover, but I'm not playing lovers. I'm playing a good guy.”

“I think it's funny that people think I'm a mystery.”

“I appreciate that people think I'm a mystery. What's funny is, if I was in a band with a bunch of guys, we'd be The Ramones. But since it's me and Jack, we're Sonny and Cher.”

“I've always been a fad. I'm an object of ridicule for a certain segment of the public. And I've always been a cult figure for another segment of the public.”